Project Coordinator

About

In close collaboration with the Mission Coordination Team, the Project Coordinator defines the operational strategy for the project and is responsible for MSF’s operational response and programme execution. The role identifies population health needs and humanitarian issues, while ensuring compliance with MSF’s charter, ethical standards and policies.

How to apply

Apply online through the official advert page on MSF Eastern Africa HRMS.

Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with the HOM, representing MSF and defending its interests before local authorities, local NGOs, donors, military organizations and media to realize an active positioning and a positive public image.
• Raising awareness in the target population about the existence of MSF's programs.
• Monitoring and analyzing the political and humanitarian situation in the project area to identify the population’s health status and needs.
• Establishing and maintaining contacts with key stakeholders and carrying out exploratory missions to identify potential fields of intervention.
• Leading negotiations for access and defining risks and constraints to make project proposals, set project targets and calculate material, human and financial resources needed.
• Bearing witness, documenting and raising awareness for the target population's needs/distress.
• Being accountable and supervising the execution of programs, including emergency response activities.
• Ensuring that the MSF's technical and ethical standards are followed and objectives are achieved.
• Coordinating activities with other MSF sections in the project region.
• Being responsible for the proper application of HR policies and associated processes in the project (recruitment, briefing/debriefing, evaluation, staff learning and development and internal communication) to ensure both the sizing of the team and the amount of knowledge required for the project act
• Briefing the teams on context-related issues.
• Ensuring the associative character of MSF is reflected in the briefing of all MSF staff, maximizing their commitment to MSF values and the project’s goals.
• Supervising the implementation of safety and health protocols to ensure safe working conditions for the project staff, ensuring, together with the Medical Coordinator, an optimum psychological status of all project staff, looking for and suggesting solutions in case of mental health-related issues.
• Ensuring data collection and epidemiological surveillance system, in agreement with the MedCo, to define effective medical programs for the targeted population.
• Evaluating program performance and providing all the required reports to HOM on project planning, project monitoring and project evaluation in line with the Mission reporting cycle.

Qualifications

• Essential, University degree in degree in Project Management or HR Management or paramedical diploma.
• Essential, working experience of at least two years in relevant similar jobs in other NGOs, or previous field experience with MSF in different contexts.
• Desirable, working experience in developing countries.
• Essential, mission language/Bilingual (English & French).
• Essential, computer literacy (word, excel, internet).
• People Management.
• Commitment to MSF Principles.
• Flexibility.
• Results-oriented.
• Teamwork.